May 17, 2007 / Holden News

The Davis Hill School fourth grade class will hold a can and bottle drive on May 19 and June 16 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Davis Hill School parking lot. Proceeds will benefit the class trip to Sargent's Camp. More...

Citing a market that resulted in only one potential contract on 48 units of over-55 housing, Roger Kane of Mt. Pleasant LLC has won the first of two rulings that will allow him to lift the over-55 restriction from his condo complex at 1800 Main St. More...

The Gale Free Library adult book discussion group, the Book Circle, will meet Tuesday, June 5, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The group welcomes new members. The June 5 discussion will be The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart. More...

All eyes will be on Holden's annual town meeting May 21, as voters consider not one, but two versions of a sex offender residency bylaw that would restrict where in town registered sex offenders could live. More...

While Cynthia Bazinet was returned to her seat on the Wachusett Regional School District Committee, a surprise winner for a second seat was former longtime school committee member Duncan Leith, who garnered 306 votes to take the seat formerly held More...

It was just a little blip on the weather radar, but to Wachusett region residents - and some Holden residents in particular - last Thursday's violent storm was a big weather event, with personal consequences for several families. More...

The Gale Free Library will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. The library will reopen May 29 at 9:30 a.m. Summer Saturday hours begin June 9. During the summer, the library will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. More...

The planning board unanimously voted to recommend the ZBA ask developer Scott Sundin to downsize the Winterberry Hollow project and make it more in keeping with the residential character of the Salisbury Street-Newell Road area. More...

Spring composting will be offered at the former landfill on River Street on Saturday, May 19, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Holden residents only. Commercial loads will not be accepted - only cars, pickup trucks and small trailers. More...